Collapsible bath-tub.



E. A. M. GALLAGHER. COLLAPSIBLE BATH TUB.

APPLICATION rump NOV.2'I,1912.

1,072,4A6, Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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ATTORNEY B. A. M. GALLAGHER. COLLAPSIBLE BATH TUB.

APPLICATION FILED H0 V.27. 1912.

1,072,446, Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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Specification of Letters man.

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Application filed November 27, 1912. Serial No. 733,837.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Emzamrrn A. M. GALLAGHER,a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Collapsible Bath-Tubs, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a new and im proved collapsible bath tub, itsobject be ing, among other things, to provide a bath tub that is madewith a plurality of separable parts that may be conveniently assembledor taken down when desired.

To these, and other ends, my invention consists in the collapsible bathtub, having certain details of construction and combinations of parts,as will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals of reference designatelike parts in the several figures; Figure 1 IS a plan view of the tubframe in its flat position; Fig. 2 is a perspective View of one or thesections; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the tub complete; and Fig. 4: isa sectional view thereof, taken upon line AB of Fig. 1 when the frame isassembled.

In the practice of my invention, I provide a plurality of sections,preferably of sheet metal, which are hinged together and capable. ofbeing locked when assembled or folded one against the other when knockeddown, so as to occupy the minimum space, and to insert within the frame,when as sembled, a rubber lining, which is readily attached and detachedas desired.

In the drawings, the sections are severally designated 2, 3, 4t, 5, 6, Tand 8. Sections 1 and 5 combine to form the base of the tub..Sections-2, 3, 6 and 8 form the sides of the tub, and sections {i and 7the ends. Sections 2 and 3 are permanently hinged to section 1, and whenfolded, one scction'lies upon the top of section 1 and the other uponthe underside thereof. Sections 4 and 5 are each provided with a pin l),whereby they are separably hinged to opposite ends of the section 1.Sections (3 and 8 are permanently hinged to the opposite sides ofsection 5 and told against said section upon the top and bottomthin-coil respectively. Section 7 is also provided wlth a pin 10 and isseparably connected with section 5 in the same manner as sections and 5'are connected with section 1. Each of the sections forming the sides andends of the tub are provided with the inter-meshing hinged knuckles 11and 112, which cooperate with the knuclcle upon the adjacent section,when in their upright positions, and into which a pin 13 is inserted toloclc th'e sevoral sections togethen In Fig.-. 10 I have only shown twoof the pins 13-; but it is un- (lei-stood that a pin is required at eachcorner of the tub in addition to the two shown.

It is apparent that when the several sections are assembled, as shown inFig. 1, and

tlie side and end sections folccd' upwardly, and the several pins l3inserted in the cor ncrs oi the tub and in the sides, as shown in Fig.1, that a substantially rigid frame is provided for the rubber lining1th of the tub, which lies therein and overhangs the rim thereof and issecured by a plurality of Fasteners 15 of any preferred form, thedetails of which are not material to my present invention.

To break down the tub, the rubber lining. 1s 1: rst removed, then all ofthe pins 13 taken out, and section 7 is then separated from section 5,which in turn is separated from section 1 and upon which sections 6 and8 are folded upon opposite sides thereof. Section a is then removed fromsection 1, after which sections 2 and 3 are folded upon the top andunderside of section 1, as above described. All ot the sections now heflat and are nested compactly together, one upon the other, 1n

which conditmn they may be insertcd'in a as many sections 5, (3 and8 asare required.

This type of collapsible tub may be used mlvantageously in houses formaids, Where no separate bath room isprovided, tenement houses withoutpermanent bath tubs, in hospitals, by travelers, to prevent the spreadof disease, and in many other ways that will readily suggest themselves.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A bath tub, comprising a frame constructed with a base, composed of aplurality cfscparably hinged sections; side members hinged to the basesections, each side member composed of a plurality of separablesections; end members separably hinged to the base sections, all of themeeting edges of said sect-ions, not hinged, having interlockingknuckles, and a fastening pin for securing said sections together whensaid knuckles are interlocked.

2. A bath tub, comprising a frame constructed with a base, composed of aplurality of separably hinged sections; side members hinged to the basesections, each side member having a plurality of separable sections, thearrangement and connection of said sections being such that one of thebase sections and the connected side sections may be removed to shortenthe tub, or similar sections added to lengthen the same; and end membershinged to the sections of the base member.

3. A bath tub, comprising the hinged base sections 1 and 5; sidesections 2 and 3 hinged to the base's'ect-ion 1; side sections (3 and 8hinged to the base section 5; end sections-4 that are arranged to behinged to either of the base sections, all of said sections havinginterlocking knuckles 11 'and 12 upon their meeting edges not hinged;and means, as pins 13 that engage said knuckles and lock all of saidsectionstogether.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.c

ELIZABETH A. M. GALLAGHER.

Witnesses:

M. -KA'rz, v GEORGE B. CI-IENKIN.

